THE FOUR BASIC RULES OF FIREARMS SAFETY
- ALWAYS TREAT EVERY FIREARM AS IF IT IS LOADED
- NEVER POINT A FIREARM AT ANYTHING YOU ARE NOT WILLING TO DESTROY
- KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOUR SIGHTS ARE ON YOUR TARGET
- KNOW YOUR TARGET AND WHAT IS BEYOND
RANGE RULES
- Shooters and visitors must check in at Range Office
- Persons 17 and under must be supervised by someone over 21 who is not shooting while supervising
- No more than two minors per supervising adult in any group
- Persons under 7 may not handle firearms at this range, but may shoot archery
- Persons 7-17 may handle firearms ONLY under the direct supervision of an accompanying parent or guardian
- Minimum age for handling handguns is 12 years
- Public access bays 1-7 and archery bay are available following check-in and payment at Range Office
- Bay 1 is for .22 LR and air guns ONLY
- Action Shooting Bays 8-20 are by reservation and permit use only (RSO must be present per user group agreement)
- No dogs allowed on any part of the shooting range at any time, unless allowed by special use permit (Service dogs permitted with certificate and must have eye and ear protection)
- Cigarette butts must be placed only in the appropriately labeled containers
- Pick up all brass and place into recycling receptacles found in each bay (Unless you are keeping your own brass. DO NOT take any brass that you did not bring)
- Shooters must clean up all trash and place in provided trash cans (NOT in brass recycling cans!)
- Group picnic shelters available for reservation only
- Individual picnic tables are available for general public use (Please clean up picnic area and place trash in cans!)
- Park in approved parking areas only, unless directed by CSEC staff during an overflow event parking scenario
- No alcohol/illegal drug use, or persons under the influence of intoxicants allowed at any time while using range
SAFETY RULES
- No drawing/shooting from the holster unless authorized during a sanctioned event
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No tracer/incendiary or AP/ penetrator (green tip) rounds allowed. Full auto allowed only during specially permitted events.
- Eye and ear protection required while on the firing line, when the line is ‘hot’
- No one is allowed forward of the red safety line when the line is ‘hot’
- No one is allowed between the yellow and red safety lines when the range is ‘safe’
- RSO must declare the range is safe before ANYONE goes forward of the red safety line
- Anyone can call an emergency ‘cease-fire’ for safety emergencies
- Emergency ‘cease-fire’ applies to all bays and is in effect until an RSO declares the range is ‘hot’
- Administrative non-emergency ‘cease-fire’ apply to individual bays only (changing targets, etc.)
- Cease Fire Procedures:
- Immediately unload and remove all firearms from benches, remove magazines, lock actions/cylinders open
- All pistols will be benched on pistol tables, and all rifles will be racked muzzle up on the rifle racks
- No one is allowed downrange until the RSO declares the range is clear
- Anyone not going downrange will remain behind the yellow safety line until the RSO declares “The line is hot”
- Minimum distance for shooting steel targets:
- Pistol caliber and .22LR cartridges – 10 YARDS
- Standard rifle cartridges – 100 YARDS
- Magnum (over 3000 FPS) velocity cartridges – 200 YARDS